Accounting Definitions Chapter 1-4

Beschreibung

Multiple Choice
Natalie Balzert
Quiz von Natalie Balzert, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
Natalie Balzert
Erstellt von Natalie Balzert vor fast 10 Jahre
22
1

Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
What is a Dividend?
Antworten
  • A distribution by a corporation to its customers.
  • A distribution by a corporation to its owners.
  • A distribution by a corporation to its stockholders.

Frage 2

Frage
Define financial accounting.
Antworten
  • The field of accounting that provides economic and financial information for investors, creditors and other external users.
  • The field of accounting that provides economic and financial information for owners, customers and other external users.
  • The field of accounting that provides economic and financial information for the government, the general public and other external users.

Frage 3

Frage
What is an income statement?
Antworten
  • A financial statement that presents the revenues and expenses and resulting net income or net loss of a company for a specific period of time.
  • A financial statement that presents the dividends and common stock and resulting net income or net loss of a company for a specific period of time.
  • A financial statement that presents the cash and dividends and resulting net income or net loss of a company for a specific period of time.

Frage 4

Frage
Define Ethics.
Antworten
  • The standards of business by which one's actions are judged as right or wrong, honest or dishonest, fair or not fair.
  • The process by which a company is investigated by the federal reserve for suspicion of money laundering.
  • The standards of conduct by which one's actions are judged as right or wrong, honest or dishonest, fair or not fair.

Frage 5

Frage
What is a compound entry?
Antworten
  • A journal entry that involves one or two accounts.
  • A general ledger account that is compounded on a monthly basis.
  • A journal entry that involves three or more accounts.

Frage 6

Frage
What is a chart of accounts?
Antworten
  • A list of accounts and the definitions of those accounts.
  • A list of accounts and the account numbers that identify their location in the ledger.
  • A list of accounts displayed on a chart or graph.

Frage 7

Frage
Define a Journal.
Antworten
  • An accounting record in which sales are initially recorded in chronological order.
  • An accounting record in which transactions are initially recorded in chronological order.
  • An accounting record in which revenues are initially recorded in chronological order.

Frage 8

Frage
Define Ledger.
Antworten
  • The entire group of journals maintained by a company.
  • The entire group of accounts maintained by a company.
  • A sample of accounts maintained by a company.

Frage 9

Frage
What are retained earnings?
Antworten
  • Net income that is kept (retained) in the business.
  • Net income that is converted into cash.
  • Net income that is kept (retained) in the business and distributed to the shareholders.

Frage 10

Frage
What is Depreciation?
Antworten
  • The allocation of the cost of a liability to expense over its useful life in a rational and systematic manner.
  • The allocation of the cost of land to expense over its useful life in a rational and systematic manner.
  • The allocation of the cost of an asset to expense over its useful life in a rational and systematic manner.

Frage 11

Frage
Define fiscal year.
Antworten
  • An accounting period that is one year in length.
  • An accounting period that is one month in length.
  • An accounting period that is six months in length.

Frage 12

Frage
What are Interim Periods?
Antworten
  • Daily or Monthly accounting time periods.
  • Semi-annually or anual accounting time periods.
  • Monthly or quarterly accounting time periods.

Frage 13

Frage
Define accrual-basis accounting.
Antworten
  • Accounting basis in which companies record transactions that change a company's journal entries in the periods in which the events occur.
  • Accounting basis in which companies record transactions that change a company's financial statements in the periods in which the events occur.
  • Accounting basis in which companies record transactions that change a company's net income/loss in the periods in which the events occur.

Frage 14

Frage
What are accrued expenses?
Antworten
  • Expenses incurred but not yet paid in cash or recorded.
  • Expenses that are paid for but not yet recorded.
  • Expenses incurred that are paid for and recorded.

Frage 15

Frage
Accrued revenues?
Antworten
  • Revenues for services performed not yet received in cash but have been recorded.
  • Revenues for services not yet performed but have received cash and recorded.
  • Revenues for services performed not yet received in cash or recorded.

Frage 16

Frage
What are unearned revenues?
Antworten
  • Cash received before services are performed.
  • Cash not yet received before services are performed.
  • Cash not yet received but services have been performed.

Frage 17

Frage
Define Book Value.
Antworten
  • The difference between the sale of a depreciable asset and its related accumulated depreciation.
  • The difference between the cost of a depreciable asset and its related accumulated depreciation.
  • The difference between the cost of a depreciable liability and its related accumulated depreciation.

Frage 18

Frage
What are prepaid expenses?
Antworten
  • Expenses paid in cash before they are used or consumed.
  • Expenses paid in cash after they are used or consumed.
  • Expenses paid on credit before they are used or consumed.

Frage 19

Frage
What is a Classified Balance Sheet?
Antworten
  • An income statement that contains standard classifications or sections.
  • A balance sheet that contains standard classifications or sections.
  • A trial balance sheet that contains standard classifications or sections.

Frage 20

Frage
Define Current Assets.
Antworten
  • Assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within one year.
  • Assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within 3 years.
  • Assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within 5 years.

Frage 21

Frage
What are Closing Entries?
Antworten
  • Entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to a permanent stockholder's expense account, Retained Earnings.
  • Entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to a permanent stockholder's equity account, Common Stock.
  • Entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to a permanent stockholder's equity account, Retained Earnings.

Frage 22

Frage
What are Intangible Assets?
Antworten
  • Non-current assets that do not have physical substance.
  • Non-current assets that have physical substance.
  • Non-current liabilities that do not have physical substance.

Frage 23

Frage
Define Income Summary.
Antworten
  • A temporary account used in closing cash and expense accounts.
  • A temporary account used in closing revenue and expense accounts.
  • A temporary account used in closing revenue and dividend accounts.

Frage 24

Frage
Define Liquidity.
Antworten
  • The ability of a company to pay obligations expected to be due within the next month.
  • The ability of a company to pay obligations expected to be due within the next year.
  • The ability of a company to pay obligations expected to be due within the next 3 years.

Frage 25

Frage
What is a worksheet?
Antworten
  • A multiple-column form that may be used in making adjusting entries and in preparing and income statement.
  • A multiple-column form that may be used in making closing entries and in preparing financial statements.
  • A multiple-column form that may be used in making adjusting entries and in preparing financial statements.

Frage 26

Frage
What is the operating cycle?
Antworten
  • The average time that it takes to purchase common stock, sell it on account , and then collect cash from shareholders.
  • The average time that it takes to purchase inventory, sell it on account , and then collect cash from customers.
  • The average time that it takes to purchase inventory and then sell it for cash.

Frage 27

Frage
What are long-term investments?
Antworten
  • Generally, (1) investments in stocks and bonds of other companies that companies normally hold for many years, and (2) long-term assets, such as land and buildings, not currently being used in operations.
  • Generally, (1) investments in stocks and bonds of other companies that companies normally hold for many years, and (2) short-term assets, such as inventory, not currently being used in operations.
  • Generally, (1) investments in short sale stock and mutual funds of other companies that companies normally hold for a few days, and (2) long-term assets, such as land and buildings, currently being used in operations.

Frage 28

Frage
Define Stockholder's Equity.
Antworten
  • The combination of revenue and dividend accounts. Often referred to as the ownership claim of shareholders on total assets. It is to a corporation what owner's equity is to a proprietorship.
  • The combination of asset and liability accounts. Often referred to as the ownership claim of shareholders on total assets. It is to a corporation what owner's equity is to a proprietorship.
  • The combination of common stock and retained earnings accounts. Often referred to as the ownership claim of shareholders on total assets. It is to a corporation what owner's equity is to a proprietorship.

Frage 29

Frage
What are Temporary (nominal) accounts?
Antworten
  • Accounts that relate only to a given accounting period. Consist of all income statement accounts and the dividends account. All temporary accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period.
  • Accounts that relate only to any given accounting period. Consist of all income statement accounts and the dividends account. All temporary accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period.
  • Accounts that relate only to a given accounting period. Consist of all liability accounts and the dividends account. All temporary accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period.

Frage 30

Frage
What is a Reversing Entry?
Antworten
  • An entry, made at the beginning of the next accounting period, that is the exact opposite of the adjusting entry made in the previous period.
  • An entry, made at the ending of the next accounting period, that is the exact opposite of the adjusting entry made in the previous period.
  • An entry, made at the beginning of the next accounting period, that is exactly the same as the adjusting entry made in the previous period.

Frage 31

Frage
What is a Post-Closing Trial Balance?
Antworten
  • A list of permanent accounts and their balances before a company has journalized and posted closing entries.
  • A list of temporary accounts and their balances after a company has journalized and posted closing entries.
  • A list of permanent accounts and their balances after a company has journalized and posted closing entries.

Frage 32

Frage
What are permanent (real) accounts?
Antworten
  • Accounts that do not relate to one or more accounting periods. Consist of all income statement accounts. Balances are carried forward to the next accounting period.
  • Accounts that relate to one or more accounting periods. Consist of all balance sheet accounts. Balances are carried forward to the next accounting period.
  • Accounts that relate to one or more accounting periods. Consist of all balance sheet accounts. Balances are closed before the start of the next accounting period.
Zusammenfassung anzeigen Zusammenfassung ausblenden

ähnlicher Inhalt

Spielst du Fußball?
Nadja Blust
Einstufungstest Englisch
SprachschuleAktiv
Lerntheorien
Pet Rei
B, Kapitel 2, Arbeits- und Sozialordnung
Stefan Kurtenbach
IKA-Theoriefragen Serie 19 (15 Fragen)
IKA ON ICT GmbH
Globalization – global challenges
ExamTime Bewerter
Karteikarten Angewandte Sozialpsychologie
Sarah Rettätsfro
ME2 Theorie
Matin Shah
Abitur Lernplan 2017
Justin Nolte
OEKO UniVie (korrigiert)
Laus Kojka
Chirurgie Rind Vetie
Anne Käfer